Meet the Mayor
REACHING OUT to the ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
?MEET THE CANDIDATES? COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Sunday, October 29, 2006, 10 am ? 12 noon
Asia Media, 5857B Mission Gorge Rd (off I-8), SD 92120
2nd Annual San Diego Dragon Boat Festival
October 21, 2006 (Read More ...)
Dim Sum with MAYOR JERRY SANDERS
at Jasmine on Convoy
"The Kroll Report and City Remediation Plan"
Friday, September 15, 2006
"Pan-Asian Multi-Cultural Night" co-sponsored with Taiwanese American Foundation, Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, Asia Media, Korean Chamber of Commerce, Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana, & Mabuhay Alliance at Taiwan Center on Convoy Ct, Saturday, May 20, 2006
Headlining for Alliance:
Breakdancing with PHO BANGERS, rap with BEATGROUNDZ
"A Rightful Place: Empowering Asian Pacific Islanders in San Diego"
- BENNETT PEJI (Master Planner, Filipino Village in National City),
Keynote Speaker, "Branding Cultural Districts"
- Meeting with San Diego District 2 City Councilmember KEVIN FAULCONER,
- Walk in the Asian Pacific Historic District with 53rd District Congresswoman SUSAN DAVIS
Co-sponsored with Asian Pacific Historic Collaborative and SD Chinese Historical Society & Museum, at the Museum, 404 3rd Ave and 328 J St downtown, Saturday, May 13, 2006
"LUNCH in the NEIGHBORHOOD"
SD County Supervisor RON ROBERTS
on "SD County and its Board of Supervisors"
Home-style cooking at the Imperial Mandarin Friday, May 12, 2006
"LUNCH in the NEIGHBORHOOD"
Getting to know San Diego's KOREAN COMMUNITY
- RICHARD MOON, Editor of The Korea Times Los Angeles - JAMES ROH, Publisher of Hanin News, Magazine of the Korean-American Association of San Diego
Korean buffet at Arirang House on Convoy, Friday, April 21, 2006
"COMMUNITY BREAKFAST" at O'Hungry's in Old Town San Diego District 3 City Councilmember TONI ATKINS
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Alliance Events Calendar
REACHING OUT to the ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
?MEET THE CANDIDATES? COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Sunday, October 29, 2006, 10 am ? 12 noon
Asia Media, 5857B Mission Gorge Rd (off I-8), SD 92120
Map
AGENDA
10 a.m. ? Meet-and-greet, networking and breakfast al fresco
10:30 a.m. ? Welcome and introduction by
? Linda Tu, president, SD Alliance for APIAs
Moderators and commentators for candidates' forum:
? JoAnn Fields, chairperson, National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), District X; NaFFAA national youth chair; vice-chair, Filipino American Caucus of SD
? Len Novarro, co-publisher ASIA; board of directors, SD Alliance for APIAs
10:35 a.m. ? Program.
Each candidate has 5 minutes to outline his/her positions, 2 minutes afterwards to answer 3 questions from the audience, and 1 minute to sum up.
1.) U.S. House of Representatives, 53rd District: Susan Davis
2.) CA State Assembly, 76th District: Lori Saldana, Ralph Denney
3.) CA State Assembly, 78th District: Maxine Sherard
4.) CA State Senate, 40th District: David Walden
5.) Superior Court Judge, County of SD: Rod Shelton 6.) National City Mayor: Pearl Quinones, Alejandra Sotelo-Solis
7.) Southwestern Community College Board: Yolanda Salcido 8.) San Diego Unified School District: Michael McSweeney, Katherine Nakamura 9.) Sweetwater Union High School District Board: Arlie Ricasa
10.) Chula Vista Mayor: Cheryl Cox
11.) Chula Vista City Council: Patty Chavez
12.) Chula Vista Elementary School District Board: Tamara Arce, Russell Coronado, Steve Yagyagan
Guests: Alma Quintans Kern, NaFFAA national chair, and Rozita Lee, NaFFAA national vice chair
Noon ? Network and socialize
Where: Asia Media, 5857B Mission Gorge Rd (off I-8), SD 92120
When: Sunday, October 29, 10 am ? 12 noon
Co-Sponsors:
? San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans
? National Federation of Filipino American Associations, District X
? Vietnamese American Youth Alliance
? Vietnamese Community of San Diego
? Vietnamese Federation of San Diego
Organizers: Len Novarro, JoAnn Fields, Michael Nguyen
Traditional Thai fruit carving by Renoo Hmatpongtua
Traditional Thai reception by Renoo Hmatpongtua
Behind the scenes: Rosalynn Carmen, Aja Miller